Longstanding Board Chair Alfonso Carney Continues Service to New Yorkers on DASNY Board
The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) today announced that Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Lisa Gomez, Chief Executive Officer of L+M Partners, LLC, to be Chair of DASNY’s Board of Directors. She replaces Alfonso Carney who has served as Board Chair since 2009 and who will continue to serve as a DASNY Board Member. Governor Hochul also appointed New York State Secretary of State Robert Rodriguez to DASNY’s Board of Directors.
Ms. Gomez has worked for more than 18 years with L+M Development Partners, a full-service real estate development firm that develops, builds and manages affordable housing with New York City agencies. L+M and its affiliate companies are responsible for more than $10 billion in development and investment, and have acquired, built, or preserved nearly 40,000 high-quality residential units in a variety of urban markets nationwide, primarily in New York’s tristate area. Prior to joining L+M, she held positions in the Bloomberg and Dinkins Administrations, as well as with JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Silverstein Properties. She was appointed to the DASNY Board in June, 2022.
DASNY President and CEO Reuben McDaniel said, “Lisa Gomez brings a unique combination of public and private sector experience to our work that has, and will continue to, inform DASNY’s directions and decisions. DASNY is thrilled that she has accepted the mantle of Board Chair, and we look forward to her continued contributions as she takes on this new role in the organization.
Appointed to his current position by Governor Kathy Hochul in December, 2021, Secretary Rodriquez represented the 68th Assembly District in the New York State Assembly for 11 years. In the private sector, Mr. Rodriguez served as a Director at Public Financial Management, the leading municipal financial advisor in the nation. Prior to PFM, Mr. Rodriguez was a Vice-President at A.C. Advisory, Inc. and held various management and operations roles at Bloomberg LP.
McDaniel said, “DASNY is fortunate to have Secretary Rodriguez joining DASNY’s Board and look forward to his financial and governmental expertise helping to guide our work.”
“DASNY is deeply grateful for the long service of Al Carney, who continued to serve as Board Chair even after his term ended,” McDaniel said. “His sage guidance, attention to detail, and deep commitment to public service has provided invaluable leadership to so many Board members DASNY employees over the years. DASNY is a better organization because of his leadership.”
Founded in 1944, DASNY is New York State’s capital project development authority. It finances and constructs sustainable and resilient science, health and education institutions that help New York thrive. It is one of the largest issuers of tax-exempt bonds in the nation with an outstanding bond portfolio of approximately $55 billion as of March 31, 2023. DASNY is also a prolific public builder with a construction pipeline of more than 1,000 projects valued at approximately $9.4 billion as of March 31, 2023. To learn more about DASNY, visit www.dasny.org.